CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Kalam’s brother-in-law’s name?
A
Jainulbadeen
B
Jallaluddin
C
Samsuddin
D
Aravindan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ahmed Jallaluddin was a close friend and fifteen years older than him, later he became his brother in law, he was Abdul Kalam mentor, philosopher and guide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abdul Kalam was only eight years old when the World War broke out in 1939. His brother-in¬law Jallaluddin used to tell him stories about the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dinamani: a tamil daily newspaper. Explanation of the above Passage: APJ Abdul Kalam’s brother–in–law Jalaluddin used to tell him the stories of the ongoing World War. Later, APJ used to read the newspaper ‘Dinamani’ and used to look for the news of the same stories.

Detailed explanation-4: -About Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s Childhood After the second world war broke out in 1939, Kalam’s brother-inlaw Jalaluddin told him stories about the war which he later searched in the articles of Dinamani.

Detailed explanation-5: -His cousin Shamsuddin distributed newspapers. The train would not stop at Rameshwaram and the bundles of newspapers were thrown from the running train. Abdul was employed by his cousin to collect them.

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